Earthquake strikes off Colombia coast

An earthquake measuring 6.1 in magnitude has struck off the Colombian coast.

An earthquake measuring 6.1 in magnitude has struck off the coast of Colombia.

While there was no major tsnaumi threat, there was a possibility of tsunamis along the nearby coast, the European eathquake monitoring agency EMSC and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said on Saturday.

The quake epicentre was 36km southeast of Mountain, Colombia, and at a depth of 10km.